James 1:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”
James 1:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 1:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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James 1:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.”
James 1:26 — World English Bible
James 1:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain. ”
James 1:26 — American Standard Version
James 1:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;”
James 1:26 — Young's Literal Translation
James 1:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain. ”
James 1:26 — Darby Translation
James 1:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If any man amog you seeme religious, and refraineth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.”
James 1:26 — Geneva Bible
James 1:26 in Context — James 1
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
What Does James 1:26 Mean?
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